Tag Archives: Elements of Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering Elements are not limited to a particular field. It is very vast that nobody can even image and compare with other branch. It not only include aerodynamic, but also include mechanical, electrical, machine, civil and much more. Because of the complexity and number of disciplines involved, aerospace engineering is carried out by teams of engineers. Basis of most of these elements lies in theoretical physics, such as fluid dynamics for aerodynamics or the equations of motion for flight dynamics. Here some of the Aerospace Engineering Elements are mentioned with their introduction.

Aircraft structures – design of the physical configuration of the aircraft to withstand the forces encountered during flight. Aerospace engineering aims to keep structures lightweight and low-cost, while maintaining structural integrity.

Avionics – the design and programming of communication systems on board an aircraft or spacecraft and the simulation of systems.

Astrodynamics – the study of orbital mechanics including prediction of orbital elements when given a select few variables.

Control engineering – the study of the dynamic behavior of systems and designing them, so that their dynamic behavior is desirable (with minimum error). This applies to the dynamic behavior of aircraft, spacecraft, propulsion systems, and subsystems that exist on aerospace vehicles.

Fluid mechanics – the study flow of fluid around objects. Specifically aerodynamics concerning the flow of air over bodies such as wings or through objects such as wind tunnels.

Materials science – related to structures, aerospace engineering also studies the materials. New materials with very specific properties are invented, or existing ones are modified to improve their performance.

Propulsion – the energy to move a vehicle through the air (or in outer space) provided by internal combustion engines, jet engines, or rockets. A more recent version to this is electric propulsion and ion propulsion.

Risk and reliability – the study of risk and reliability assessment techniques involved in the quantitative methods.